February 8th, 2012
I shot a photo essay for the February 2012 issue of Little Village, Iowa City’s news and culture magazine, about the recent closure of the Red Avocado, a local organic vegan/vegetarian/locavore restaurant. It’s been a while since I’ve contributed anything substantial to the magazine, and it feels good to be back (especially on the cover).
Check out the piece by LV writer Stephanie Catlett and myself on Iowa City’s requiem for the Red Avocado.
February 3rd, 2012
I’ve volunteered as an owl feeder and wildlife rehabilitator at the Macbride Raptor Project since 2006, and last night I had the pleasure of meeting my first snowy owl. She is in temporary residence in our flight cage, and will soon be heading back north. She was a DREAM.
To learn more about snowy owls, go here.
To learn more about the Macbride Raptor project, go here.
January 10th, 2012
in an attempt to feature more of my film photography (as opposed to digital, which i shoot professionally), i started a blog to showcase my non-digital work. i am falling out of love with digital photography and am making a point to get back to my film roots in 2012. i was resistant to digital cameras until an old boyfriend bought me one for a college graduation gift (and even then i was kind of annoyed that he got it for me after i said i didn’t want one) and that same defiance is rearing its head once again.
down with digital! up with film!
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(yellow river campground, october 2011. camera = lubitel 166, 120mm film.)
October 31st, 2011
I got an unexpected feature on Offbeat Bride’s Horror Halloween Monday Montage today! The featured photo is from the engagement session I did with my old friend Tara (of Wicked Licorice Photography, who works with me on weddings) and her fiance Jeremiah back in July*. It was an epic, EPIC shoot that lasted 2 days and covered a large portion of Eastern Iowa: cemeteries, bookstores, lakes, woods, and my living room. Enjoy, and Happy Halloween!
October 13th, 2011
Due to some technical difficulties, I wasn’t able to log-in to make updates for a looooooong time. But now I can! And I am! And as you might have noticed, the DSPC site is back with a new look.
One of my favorite things to do is throw on my headphones (big puffy professional-style beasts!), sit in the dark with my computer (and most likely a cat on my lap), and work on photos. I cannot do this without music, and I find that what I listen to heavily (and obviously) influences my editing style. As we are upon the Season of the Witch, my musical tendencies of late have pointed toward the dark side. On my “frequently played” list right now are The Black Angels, The Dead Weather, The Kills, Salem, Trailer Bride, The Cave Singers, Florence + the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Marissa Nadler, Matthew Dear, and Charlotte Gainsborough. I think these musical influences are evident in my most recent series of photos.
And let me just say that I simply cannot get enough of The Black Angels right now. They are so good.
Blessed be, friends.
June 5th, 2011
On May 7 I took a drive over to Bradley, IL, to visit my friend Chrissy and take some photos of her 2 year old son, Holden. It was a fantastic time!
To see more, go here. And enjoy.
June 5th, 2011
Iowa City band Insectoid, described on their Facebook page as being a “rock-synthe-funk-tronic sci-fi themed multimedia rock band,” played two shows in Iowa City in April and I was there to shoot both of them. The first was at the Iowa City Yacht Club, where they performed with Dead Larry as part of the 4*20 show, and two days later they rocked the wonderfully grimy bar Gabe’s as they opened for Wookiefood. Here’s a sampling from both shows.
YACHT CLUB, April 20
GABE’S, April 22
To see more, go here for the Yacht Club photos and here for Gabe’s photos.
June 5th, 2011
My old, old friend Jessica married her sweetheart Josh on April 16, 2011. I was honored to capture the beauty of their peacock-themed wedding.
To view more, check out the sneak-peek album on my Dewey Street Photo Company Facebook page.
April 14th, 2011
let me be up front with you: i am not a fan of self portraits. there are so many amazing things to photograph in this world and i could never understand the appeal of just taking photos of yourself (besides wanting attention). that said, sometimes i do self portraits because i get an idea that i must enact immediately and don’t have a model to play with. that’s what happened here. one sunday i said, “i want to smear fake blood on myself and take pictures!” so i did. this one is my favorite. i really enjoy the look on my face, and, as one friend put it, i have a slight jessica hamby (from TRUE BLOOD) vibe going on: innocent but savage.
to see more, check out my Flickr set.
April 7th, 2011
every tuesday, my neighborhood bar (the HILLTOP!) has an old timey music night. i’ve been meaning to attend for months in hopes of picking up some tips on the banjo, but always either a) forget, b) am busy, or c) am lazy. this tuesday, however, i made a point to mosey on up because the CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS were participating in the old timey music jam! the CHOCOLATE DROPS are one of my favorite new bands from the last year. i had the pleasure of seeing them perform in monmouth, IL, last october and thanks to a high school friend who was volunteering at the festival, i got to go backstage and meet them.
this week at the hilltop, the place was packed so my friends and i went outside and stood near the emergency exit, which was open (probably due to some fire code rule). the CHOCOLATE DROPS had set up right by the door so our spot was perfect. i stood and looked over dom flemons’ shoulder as he played, and had a nice chat with the new member, hubby jenkins, outside as we both enjoyed the evening. old timey music filled the air and i snapped a few photos and i can’t think of a better tuesday i’ve ever had.
Dom Flemons (vocals, 4-string banjo, guitar, jug, harmonica, kazoo, snare drum, bones).
Rhiannon Giddens at left (vocals, 5-string banjo, fiddle, kazoo) with various musicians.